Pain Management for Nurses

Master the essentials of pain physiology, pharmacology, and clinical assessment to ensure every patient receives gold standard analgesic care.

  • Nurse

  • 1 hour

      Overview

      Recognising and managing pain is a fundamental responsibility of the veterinary nurse and is essential for providing high quality patient care. This course is designed to help you confidently identify the subtle signs of pain and understand the mechanisms behind the treatments used to alleviate it. You will explore the physiology of pain and the science of how various interventions work to control it. The training provides a clear overview of the main drug classes used in modern pain management, ensuring you understand their roles in a clinical setting. Additionally, you will gain practical skills in pain scoring, enabling you to use objective tools to assess patient comfort and advocate for the best possible outcomes for your patients.

      Intended learning outcomes

      By the end of this course, you should be able to:
      • Recall the physiology of pain and understand how we control it
      • Identify the main drugs that are used in pain management
      • Confidently complete pain scoring
      “I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.”
      HERMANN HESSE, SIDDHARTHA